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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1276522" data-attributes="member: 141969"><p>Two points:</p><p></p><p>(1) Some time ago the Wiki software had to be upgraded, because the version then in use was no longer supported. The conversion was done automatically, but the result was that various links became garbled (pages link to themselves, or link to non-existent pages or images). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>(2) The fun part of coding is creating a new toy to play with. The boring part is writing the documentation to describe the externals and the internals. In a volunteer project, the person who should write the documentation is the person who wrote the code, because he knows most about it, and there is no one else who will do it. Of course, almost no coders in volunteer projects ever write any documentation. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Aside: the ability to write good English is not important, as there are others who can correct grammatical and spelling errors, and rewrite text to improve clarity, but the information must be present to start with in order for that to be possible.</p><p></p><p>You may have realised that there are two projects under the MediaPortal banner -- MP1 and MP2:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MP1 is the more mature product; MP2 is still trying to catch up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">MP2 started from a different set of requirements, which allow it to support things that MP1 cannot (e.g. picture in picture).</li> </ul><p>If you decide that MP2 is not for you, you might like to take a look at MP1 to see if it is more to your liking. However, the development system is likely to be as chaotic as that for MP2. Good luck.</p><p></p><p>-- from CyberSimian in the UK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1276522, member: 141969"] Two points: (1) Some time ago the Wiki software had to be upgraded, because the version then in use was no longer supported. The conversion was done automatically, but the result was that various links became garbled (pages link to themselves, or link to non-existent pages or images). :( (2) The fun part of coding is creating a new toy to play with. The boring part is writing the documentation to describe the externals and the internals. In a volunteer project, the person who should write the documentation is the person who wrote the code, because he knows most about it, and there is no one else who will do it. Of course, almost no coders in volunteer projects ever write any documentation. :( Aside: the ability to write good English is not important, as there are others who can correct grammatical and spelling errors, and rewrite text to improve clarity, but the information must be present to start with in order for that to be possible. You may have realised that there are two projects under the MediaPortal banner -- MP1 and MP2: [LIST] [*]MP1 is the more mature product; MP2 is still trying to catch up. [*]MP2 started from a different set of requirements, which allow it to support things that MP1 cannot (e.g. picture in picture). [/LIST] If you decide that MP2 is not for you, you might like to take a look at MP1 to see if it is more to your liking. However, the development system is likely to be as chaotic as that for MP2. Good luck. -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]
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